Abstract
This article focusses on the subject 'should women without postmenopausal bleeding and a thickened endometrium by transvaginal ultrasound undergo further endometrial investigation? Two cases and the literature show that in asymptomatic postmenopausal women and thickened endometrium further endometrial investigation can be ommited.
Translated title of the contribution | Thickened endometrium by ultrasound in an asymptomatic postmenopausal woman: No indication for endometrial diagnosis |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 153-156 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 7 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asyptomatic women
- Endometrial carcinoma
- Endometrial thickness
- Transvaginal ultrasonography